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  • Re-face Your Kitchen Cabinets - For Less
    If you're considering a renovation, this is the room to start with. Unfortunately renovating a kitchen is also one of the most expensive fix-er-uppers in the home; just having a set of cupboards refinished can run in the thousands of dollars.
  • Mortgage Scams- If It Sounds Too Good to be True - It Probably Is!
    Inflated appraisals: In an effort to clear a loan for a client, some lenders have been known to contact the appraiser and request a higher dollar value on the appraised house. What is the harm? The lender gets a sale; the client gets approved for their mortgage; everyone is happy. Happy until the homeowner realizes they have a mortgage they can't really afford.
  • Sound-Proofing Your Backyard Retreat
    The backyard deck. For many this is intended to be a relaxing retreat from the demands of everyday life. Someplace where you can sit back, sip on a cold one and enjoy life. Sounds great, doesn't it, except for the constant hum of cars from the busy nearby freeway. Or how about barking Fido next door, or the children playing in the neighborhood park — so much for your relaxing retreat.
  • Selling Tips For Homeowners
    Selling your home is a major decision, and will probably become the focus of your life until it is over. Being prepared can make it go smoothly.

    Have you thought about why you are selling? Your priorities affect the price you set for your home, the time you invest in preparing it for sale and, ultimately, the outcome of the sale. Are you willing to settle for a lower selling price just to have the sale go quickly, or would you rather hold out for the most money? Once you know your priorities, y
  • Be Prepared Before You Buy
    Before you buy a home, there will be a few things you need to do to get ready. Here's a list to help you know where to focus your energy, and make the process go as smoothly as possible.
  • Know Thy Neighborhood
    If you're considering a move to a new area, be it in a whole new state or just a new part of town, you'll want to know what you're getting into well before you buy real estate there. But it can be hard to get to know a place before you live there. Luckily, there are quite a few resources, some obvious and some more creative, that can help you get a better feel for a place without spending a lot of time there.


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